Matching PJs

I haven't updated the blog recently because I've been busy doing stuff like this - making matching pajamas for Parker and Elizabeth. There are 3 pairs total....2 regular cotton and 1 flannel. Hopefully Parker will be over dressing alike by the time she grows out of these pj pants.

Trip to the American Girl Store

Over Christmas break, we needed to fill an afternoon, so we took a trip to the Galleria area to the American Doll store. Parker's doll Elizabeth was in serious need of a trip to the AG beauty shop.

Walking in. You can see Elizabeth's hair is a total mess.

You choose your hairstyle and ribbon, and then wait while the stylist combs out a year's worth of tangles.

While we were waiting, we went upstairs to the little cafe, where girls and moms and dolls have lunch. I'm not sure if you can see in the background, but if you bring your doll with you, they have little booster seats so the doll can sit right up at the table with you. And if you don't have a doll, they have loaners.
We just sat at the ice cream counter and had some juice while we waited. Parker was getting a little tired at this point. She perked up a little after the juice.



This give you an idea of how the store looks. Doll displays and people everywhere. I've only been there during the holiday season. I wonder if it's less of a zoo during the summer.

The finished hairdo. You can see that Parker had had enough of the the crowds. Later she rallied a bit and really enjoyed the mall. She put Elizabeth in a shopping bag and drug her all over the mall with us, even though I could tell it was pretty cumbersome. Next year we'll have to make time to ice skate. She was super mad that we couldn't stay longer to skate.

And believe it or not, Elizabeth's hair still looks pretty good! This is her cowgirl outfit by the way (sans hat). Not sure if I've posted that or not.

Elizabeth Fairy Princess Outfit

I think this might be all the Elizabeth outfits. I'll have to count them up....I still might be missing the Longhorn cheerleader one. This isn't a great picture....next time she wears this I'll try to update. It's an organza-like material over satin, with matching shoes, and a fur accented crown and magic wand.

More Elizabeth outfits

While we were skiing, Bob's parents (Parker's Gigi and Papa) came to stay with her. Gigi brought a tote back stuffed with material and patterns to make Elizabeth more outfits. Parker took a break from ballet-ing to check it out.

The results:
A Party Dress in plaid taffeta with matching headband, and matching shoes. I had to crop this photo because Parker is wearing red glittery high heels along with her nightgown.

A Cow Girl Outfit - With a denim printed top and denim skirt w/ leather (suede?) fringe and glittery red rickrack and matching boots and hat. The hat was 'store bought'...Gigi is such a slacker.

And yes, for those of you scoring at home, I still owe you a couple pictures of outfits from Christmas. I'm hoping these will hold you for a while.

Elizabeth's School Outfit

Here's another one of Elizabeth's handmade outfits. This is her school outfit. It was hard to get a good picture..the models weren't very cooperative. Typical.
She has a little plaid pleated skirt, a yellow top with crayola buttons, a hat and red sparkly shoes. The pants go to a different outfit, but she's wearing them because she was cold I guess. There is also a purse that matches the shoes and holds a little tiny chalkboard, but it didn't make the photoshoot. On her back you can see her little red vinyl backpack.